Houston Police among fastest country in responding to emergencies, study shows

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How long does it take the police to arrive after you dial 911?

For the Houston Police Department, the answer is "fast."

A recent study by ASecureLife (a personal and home security systems company) calculated the average police response time for "a number of big cities throughout the US."

The results reveal that the average response time for the Houston Police Department is 5.51 minutes. That figure is the second-fastest on the entire list.

The San Francisco Police Department, which has an average response time of 5.46 minutes, ranks first.

Four other Texas cities finished in the top 10, including San Antonio (No. 5), Austin (No. 6), Dallas (No. 7) and Fort Worth (No. 10).

In order obtain the information, the company collected "each city's respective data from its own government-managed website. Since each city operates independently, data sources varied. Some reports were taken straight from city audit reports, while others were aggregated from weekly reports published through open data portals. Our averages were pulled from the most recent data available."